35 Legit and Free Work at Home Jobs With No Startup Fees

Most people want to find a work at home opportunity that does not charge a fee. Usually, it is because they are concerned about being scammed. Scammers will usually offer a deal that is too good to be true and then will likely ask for personal information and a bank account number. It is important that you avoid sites that ask for that kind of information.

It is very important to be aware of the popular work at home scams online today.Here is a list of some great websites that do not require a startup fee.

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Work at Home Jobs With No Startup Fees

I will try to keep this list updated for those who do not want to pay any upfront fees to start a home-based job. If you personally know someone that would be interested in this list, feel free to share.

#1 – Casting Words – read review – The company is best known for offering flat-fee transcription services in several languages. Freelancers are hired and earn badge scores for the acurray and deadline delivery of their work, which can help increase their job flow. You can expect to receive anywhere between 8.5 cents and a bit over one dollar per audio minute. Must be at least 18 years old to apply.

#2 – Transcribe Me – full review – This company is looking for candidates from all over the world that can accurately transcribe in the english language. The rate of pay starts at US $35 per audio hour with rates as high as US $55 per audio hour. A good quality headset and foot pedal is best for this job.

#3 – Aim-for-a-Tutor – Read review – To be considered for a job with this company you need to send a well written resume to [email protected] You will need to include a paragraph that says why you are interested in the position, provide your available hours, give your Skype name and how much you hope to earn. Once hired, you will provide one-on-one tutoring online.

#4 – Toluna – This is one of largest market research companies with opportunities for Product Testers and Survey Panelists. This panel is open to everyone in the US, Canada, and Australia. Don't forget to verify your email to start receiving opportunities. (See more product testing sites)

#5 – Smith A.I – This Company hires Virtual Assistants who work from the comfort of their homes. Tasks that they need to complete include appointment setting, researching, travel arrangements and other tasks as assigned. The pay begins at $10 an hour and there are no fees charged.

#6 –American Consumer Opinion Panel – This is a worldwide company that pays members for taking surveys online and voting on products as well as other services. It is completely free to register on the site.

#9 – Speakwrite– They hire only from Canada and the USA to work as typists. They receive many applications and as a result they will often put the application process on hold. Keep checking back from time-to-time.

#10 – Virtual Gal Friday – full review – The company provides virtual assistant teams to their clients. Candidates are hired as an employee. Responsibilities may include answering phone calls and taking messages, paralegal work, medical assistant work, and receptionist duties. Pay is an hourly rate ranging from about $5 to $20 per hour.

#11 – The Coding Network– This company hires Medical Coders to work from home. You need previous work experience for this position. Go here for more medical coding jobs.

#12 – Great American Opportunities– If you enjoy data entry this is a great opportunity for you. You work as an independent contractor keying in magazine subscriptions and gift orders that come in for their school fundraising projects. In order to qualify for the position, you will be required to pass a test. The email to use when sending your resume is [email protected]

#13 – ARC Consulting – This company hires mystery shoppers to make phone calls to various place and ask certain questions to gain information from businesses. Pay is around $3-12 per completed call made direct deposit. They hire worldwide and bilinguals are encouraged to apply.

#14 – Crowd Surf – This company seeks to solve media challenges for the deaf, hard of hearing and second language viewers. Candidates for this job will provide transcription and captioning services. Some proofreading skills are required for this role. After creating an account, you will take an assessment and you can set up your payment method by choosing between direct deposit, PayPal, and a paper check. Pay is based on types of jobs and will vary, roughly 10 cents for every 25 seconds of audio you transcribe.

#15 – Brainfuse– This company offers flexible hours working from your home as an Online Tutor. They do not charge any fees to start.

#16 – Terescription– They hire for the position of Transcriber in the entertainment business and you get to work from home. You will need a foot pedal to work with Terescription.

#17 – Tutor.com – This Company offers online tutoring opportunities. You are able to set up your own schedule depending on your availability and they do not charge any sign-up fees.

#18 – Accolade Support– This company will bring you on board as an independent contractor to provide PC desktop support. The pay offered is between $8.25 and $10 an hour. They do not charge any fees.

#19 – Casting Words – read review – The company is best known for offering flat-fee transcription services in several languages. Freelancers are hired and earn badge scores for the acurray and deadline delivery of their work, which can help increase their job flow. You can expect to receive anywhere between 8.5 cents and a bit over one dollar per audio minute. Must be at least 18 years old to apply.

#20 – AB Global– You need to be bilingual to work as a Translator in this family-owned company. They do not charge any fees to get started.

#21 – Gramlee – full review – This company offers quick turnaround for editing services. Candidates must be able to edit within the 24 hour deadline. It is an independent contractor position and part-time. They charge $0.03 per word, up to 3000 words. This adds up to $90. Prior editing experience is preferred.

#22 – Accounting Department.com – You need to be a Certified Public Accountant to get a job here since they hire CPAs to do accounting work. There are no startup fees.

#24 –Proofreading Services – read review – This company provides proofreading services for manuscripts, books, and various other documentation or digital platforms. Requires a test before applying. Candidates can select a part-time or full-time schedule Pay is considered competitive and higher than the average US pay.

#25 – SigTrack – They hire for data entry work processing registration forms and signatures. The work is seasonal so should only be considered as an extra money earner. Signup with this organization is fast and there are no charges.

#26 – Verbal Planet– The opportunity on offer is that of Online Tutor and students to be tutored log in from all over the world. Payment is via PayPal and there is no membership or other fees involved.

#27 – Belay Solutions – read review – This company works with businesses and freelancers , hired on as independent contractors, all over the US, offering services in virtual assisting. Pay is around $14 to $18 an hour. Freelancers will work alongside a manger and virtual team.

#28 – Smith A.I – This Company hires Virtual Assistants who work from the comfort of their homes. Tasks that they need to complete include appointment setting, researching, travel arrangements and other tasks as assigned. The pay begins at $10 an hour and there are no fees charged.

#29 – Babble Type –Read Review– You would need to send in a well-written resume to [email protected] to work for this company. They hire for the position of Transcriptionist and Project Editor. There are no startup fees.

#30 – Appen – Read Review – If you work for this company, you will be an independent contractor. They hire for Search Engine Evaluators and there is an evaluation exam taken in two parts before you can begin working for them. The pay ranges from $13 to $15 per hour. People from the following countries are open to apply; USA, Denmark, Canada, Belgium, Norway, Brazil and more. They do not charge any fees.

#31 – Fancy Hands –Read Review– They offer flexible jobs so that you are able to choose the hours that you can work. You will need a landline and high speed internet to do this job. The position is Virtual Assistant and you will be expected to carry out some clerical tasks.

#32 – Express Writers – They hire writers who can work either part-time or full-time. In order to write for them, you must pass their evaluation. To put in your application you will need to submit three well done writing samples and also fill out an online application. There are no fees charged.

#33 – Goodcall– This is a telemarketing sales job. You would be working as an independent contractor making cold calls to potential clients. They pay $10 to $18 every hour. The pay is made through PayPal but they only pay out once you get to a minimum of $100. They do not charge any fees and they also do not provide any training.

#34 – Teletech– They hire customer support staff to work from home. The pay ranges between $8 and $9 an hour. They hire US citizens only and there is no start up fee.

#35 – On Point Advocacy – They hire for writers, phone calls, political research and more. They do not charge any fees.

#36 – Call Center QA–Read more– Become a mystery shopper over your phone and work from home. You will earn about $5 to $10 for every call that is successful. All you need is an email address and a mobile phone to start. You can start by simply filling out the application form. They charge no fees.

#37 – Brighten Communications – They offer telemarketing opportunities for people interested in working from home. Your job is to get sales leads by cold calling clients. The pay to start is $12 per hour but with time you can make as much as $18. You need to have a fax machine, a printer, a computer with anti-virus software, a phone line and high-speed internet in order to get started. They do not charge any fees to start.

#38 – WritersDomain.net– This company recruits Writers to work from home. No fees are required to get started. Open worldwide.

Need A Little Extra Income?

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Hello. I am 29 years old ? I have had health problems most of my life which caused me to stay at home ? I have stomach problems do to side affects ? I tried disability thing and got no where so I need a part-time or full time job at home ? I have read online where you can work for a company that reminds people to take there meds ? Or I’m looking into sales type jobs telemarketing I could do ? Or is there jobs where I can process orders ? Can you Hall me and give me any advice ? Thank you.

Hello there, My wife and I aren’t spring chickens anymore and traveling back and forth to work is getting harder for us both. We both are looking to work from home and in turn be able to spend more time with eachother and our grandkids. We have worked all our lives and yet still don’t have the money to retire or to live just passed comfortable. Can you please help us.

Hey Ms. Lashay, I’m trying to get into the mindwarms site and the link posted is going to a page saying the link is not a site and it may be mistyped; so I was wondering if you could put that site in the comments so I can get to it please? thank you for all your help!

Hi there, I am going to be having a back surgery so I am looking for a work from home position to be able to help support my household as I wont be able to drive for about a year. I have many years of cold call sales, data entry, customer service, researching, and office experience but I don’t want to be scammed, I don’t want to pay a start up fee as money is tight now but I need to work maybe on my schedule due to dr appointments can you help me

Hello Lashay, Are your sites up to date at this time? I am interested in working at home. I am a typist and have done clerical work over 40 years. I also have payroll and customer service experience. What do you recommend. Thanks Diane.

This is such a detailed post. Just like you said, there are scams online and people are afraid to invest in order to get started. Thank you for making it easier for the beginners to get started the right way.

Hello I want to work from home can you give me a site that I can register to so that I can apply to that particular job like online typing job.I already have an experience on typing and I also have experience like CAPTCHA and a product researcher.Hope you can help me.

Hey Lashay, I have worked with 2 companies from home and need something asap without paying money to work. I have worked taking inbound and outbound calls both included data entry so I was wondering if you would suggest something. Thank you.

Hello Lashay, I am looking for a home based data entry position. But I am in no way able to pay a start up fee. Is there legit company’s that will hire me with out a sign up fee. Stuck at home out of work due to medical extractions of my teeth. I don’t want to be in the public eye until I have my dentures in. Help [email protected]

I am disabled have difficulty with small objects in my hands and am looking for something to bring money in to make ends meet. My thought was like stuffing envelopes or typing have applied for several typing and get turned down for them all. So thought maybe piece work or assembly might be the answer I am looking for. Does anyone know of any legitimate places I could contact that do this kind of thing?

Hi. Colleen! Thanks for reaching out. Unfortunately, I have not come across any legitimate assembly work at home jobs. Are you receiving SSI or SSDI? I asked because there’s a site called My Employment Options with an employment assistance program for any disabled persons receiving benefits.

Hey Lashay I have a question. What job would you recommend for me. I’m looking for a at home job. The only job I’ve ever had was at walmart from 2015-late 2016. I have a Medical Coders certificate I got in August 2015 but I don’t have any other job experience. I’m willing to work long hours but would like it if they paid good. Any help and or suggetions

Hey Lashay, what job would you recommend for me? I have the following skillsets;

Data Entry CopyWriting 3D Modeling(Beginner)

If there are job for 3D modeling/Motion Graphics where i can also learn and get paid, that’d be awesome but I can definitely work with Data Entry, seeing that i work for a company that pay me for editing, entering their clients data. Hopefully, you’ll reply to this, seeing that you replied to everyone else! Fingers crossed, thanks!

hello, i am looking for something i can work from home i have 4 kiddos and more to come . but everything i see you have to spend the money on the site then you maybe get jobs are whatever . so i wanted to see if they have any fees are whatever to start . thanks again

Hi Lisa! I did work for a few sites like Call Center QA (Telephone Mystery Shopping)and Sigtrack a year ago. Most of the work I’ve done is mostly for extra cash like Slice the Pie, Cash Crate, Survey Savvy,etc.

So I have a question, read the jobs and qualifications. Have none of them but the will to work. I don’t have a home, rent an apt with someone else’s money which I hate by the way! Have a peice of crap iPhone 4 , can’t down load apps or nothing. Have no Internet or tv or cable or computer or tablet or nothing… do you know of any jobs that doesn’t require a computer or internet?? I am extremely desperate to start making money and be able to provide for my daughter and I and we live in Michigan, the worst job wise… she’ll be 5 soon and neither of us have ever had a place to call home and we need one.. let me know please. Melissa [email protected]. thanks and God bless

Hey Lashay, Thank you for this great information, though i was requesting your help, I’m from Uganda in East Africa and am very much interested in earning extra income online though i don’t know where to start, any advise will be highly appreciated. Thank you. Allan

I recently called one of the companies that was listed on the WAHWNSF list and the person said that I would have to PAY to view the job list. I am really trying to find a legitimate WORK-AT-HOME position that will not ask me for any money. I just want to submit an application and start working. Lashay is there such a job?

Hi Marie! It really sounds very suspicious! Please be careful with personal information submitted online. Yes there are many companies above that will not charge any startup fees. If you are looking for something more specific, please let me know…

Hello, I love what you are doing. If I could I would like some advice on how to find a good decent at home job. I have 2 small children myself and I am reluctant to putting them in daycare an want to stay home with them an also help my husband with the bills. I have a certificate in customer service/Call center and I completed 10 out of 12 units for administrative assistant diploma. Any suggestions would be helpful. God Bless You!

Hey, Lashay I have came through your profile while searching for online content writing websites. Yo have placed a comment so I thought you would better guide me in ths regard. Kindly, if you suggest online writing long term job with competitive and scam free job

Lashay, I am about to give up on my work from home job search. I have been on it like a 9 to 5 daily and still have been unsuccessful. I would really love for you to list a few data entry employers that are interested in a driven employee like myself with future goals. Please help me. Sincerely, Shanta Watkins

Hey Shanta! Thanks for reaching out to me. Stay focus and try updating your resume to highlight your skills. To have a better chance of landing a job, I recommend applying for a career you are experienced in. Here are some legitimate data entry companies https://www.dreamhomebasedwork.com/online-data-entry-jobs-2//

Um I work for [email protected]…You may not want to do that one Just so you know. There is a Class Action Lawsuit over time not paid, and yes there is fees since you have to get your own headset. Requires Landline. Requires high speed internet and hardlined computer. But anyway depending on the client you get with..they pull a lot of crap on you just so you know.

Not to be rude, but necessary equipment in order to perform online work should not be considered ‘fees’. It should be common sense that you will need this type of equipment in order to perform the work, just as it is common sense that you need a wardrobe to work in an office and you need transportation to get to that office job. Sorry, but ‘fees’ would include $50 to sign up for a job online.

Hi Rebecca! I want to clarify what I meant by saying NO FEES. This means you won’t need to pay for fees involving a background check, credit check, or training. To be honest, a headset, phone, and high speed internet is something you should have if you are even considering working from home. I really appreciate you sharing your feedback about [email protected] 🙂

Thank you Lashay for taking the time to prepare this article. This is an excellent source of scam-free work-from-home jobs which are very difficult to find. Very helpful to all of us who are looking for a legitimate work-from-home job.